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Seaton in South Cornwall is a sheltered beach break that does not work very often. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. Ideal winds are from the north. Most of the surf comes fis in the form of windswells and the ideal wave angle is from the south southwest. Waves at the beach break both left and right. The quality of the surf isn't affected by the tide. Watch out for dangerous rips.

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Overall Seaton Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Use this relief map to navigate to United-Kingdom - Cornwall South surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Seaton

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Seaton:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Looe	2 mi
Second closest break	Millindreath	2 mi
Third closest break	Portwrinkle	2 mi
Fourth closest break	Whitsand Bay and Tregantle	6 mi
Fifth closest break	Bovisand Bay	12 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Seaton:
Closest wave buoy	Channel Islands Buoy	73 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Sevenstones Buoy	78 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Pembroke Buoy	91 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Aberporth Buoy	134 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Greenwich Buoy	194 mi
Tide stations nearest to Seaton:
Closest tide station	Devonport, England	9 mi
Second closest tide station	Devonport, England	9 mi
Third closest tide station	Newlyn, England	54 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Newlyn, England	54 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Ilfracombe, England	60 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Seaton:
Closest ski area	Raise (United Kingdom)	289 mi
Second closest ski area	Weardale Ski Club (United Kingdom)	313 mi
Third closest ski area	Harwood Common (United Kingdom)	314 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Yad Moss (United Kingdom)	314 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Allenheads (United Kingdom)	320 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Seaton:
Closest city location	Looe (United Kingdom)	2 mi
Second closest city location	Liskeard (United Kingdom)	7 mi
Third closest city location	Saltash (United Kingdom)	9 mi
Fourth closest city location	Torpoint (United Kingdom)	9 mi
Fifth closest city location	Pensilva (United Kingdom)	10 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Seaton is Plymouth Airport (PLH) in England, 21 km (13 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Seaton is St Mawgan (Newquai) Airport (NQY), also in England, 44 km (27 miles) away.
• Third is Exeter Airport (EXT) in England, 81 km (50 miles) away.
• Cardiff Airport (CWL) in Wales is 137 km (85 miles) away.
• Swansea Airport (SWS), also in Wales is the fifth nearest airport to Seaton and is 140 km (87 miles) away.